Searching for putative avian malaria vectors in a Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest in Brazil

Searching for putative avian malaria vectors in a Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest in Brazil

Abstract Background Haemosporidian parasites of the genera Plasmodium and Haemoproteus can have detrimental effects on individual birds and populations. Despite recent investigations into the distribution and richness of these parasites and their vertebrate hosts, little is known about their diptera...

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Main Authors: Francisco C. Ferreira, Raquel A. Rodrigues, Yukita Sato, Magno A. Z. Borges, Érika M. Braga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Plasmodium
Haemoproteus
Haemosporidia
Vectors
Culicidae
Mansonia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-016-1865-y

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